The Irishman Ben Healy wins the 6th stage alone, Tadej Pogacar gives up the yellow jersey to Mathieu van der Poel for a second

Leaving alone 42 kilometers from the finish, the runner EF Education-Easypost won the first victory of his career on the Tour de France, Thursday in Vire Normandie.

A long solo getaway to afford one of the most beautiful victories in his career. The Irishman Ben Healy (EF Education-Easypost) won on the 6th stage of the Tour de France 2025, Thursday July 10, arriving alone in the lead in Vire Normandie, after being out of the breakaway of the day and having opened the road over 40 kilometers. At 24, the former Irish online race champion won the first victory of his career on the Tour de France, the second on a big tour after his success on the 8th stage of the Giro in 2023.

Present in the breakaway of the day, which counted up to seven minutes ahead of the peloton led by the runners UAE Team Emirates XRG, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), 8th on arrival with 3'58 “delay on the winner, recovers the yellow jersey from the general classification for a very small second in front of the carrier, Tadej Brought after his first stage victory, before leaving him to the Slovenian Wednesday evening, after the time trial.

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We could expect a new explanation between favorites on arrival, but it was Ben Healy who made the show on the road to the Tour. The Irishman surprised his escaped companions by attacking alone, 42.5 kilometers from the finish. Solid on the pedals, he gradually built his gap, taking advantage of a disorganized pursuit among his escape companions. Not worried by Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) and Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team), left against and finally 2nd and 3rd on arrival, he continued his number until the line at Vire Normandie.

A great reward for a runner stirring all day, offensive from the start of the day, and who will also leave with the Combative of the Day. “I may have spent too much time trying to fight to go into the breakaway. We really worked a lot to make the hole. I knew that I needed to get away from this group to win, I think I tried it well, then I rushed towards the finish”reacted the winner of the day just after the arrival. It is the first time since the big departure in Lille that victory has returned to a runner present in the breakaway.

He too present at the top of the race, Mathieu Van der Poel, who was among the favorites of the day, failed to respond to the attack on Ben Healy, nor to follow the Duo Party against. But the main thing is elsewhere for the Dutchman, who recovers the yellow jersey for a small second, after an finish at a remoteness with Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates XRG). Staying quietly in the wheel of his teammates for most of the stage, the Slovenian showed his muscles in the final ramp to lead the peloton sprint. Not enough to keep your tunic, but enough to continue to mark its territory.

The White Remco Evenepoel jersey (Soudal Quick-Step), and the first Frenchman to General Kévin Vauquelin, on the attack but not rewarded on his land, passed the line in his wake. They are now respectively 3rd at 43 '', and 4th to 1 '. Winner of the day, Ben Healy wins 25 positions to enter the top 10.